Two maintenance companies hit with fines after disturbing asbestos
Two companies have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work. Westminster Magistrates...
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Northern Ireland company fined for failing to protect employees from asbestos exposure
Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited was brought before Crown Court today, following an incident in November 2013 that was reported to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland ...
Making a mission of asbestos removal
As many people know, asbestos can be found in any industrial or residential building built or refurbished before the year 2000. But when we say before 2000, how far back should we really go? Large scale, industrial use of asbestos didn’t really start until the mid 19th century, so it would...
Lead training body UKATA announces two new educational courses
The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) has announced the introduction of two new courses. The Duty to Manage and Appointed Persons courses complement one another and are intended to provide delegates with the understanding, theoretical and practical skills to undertake the management of asbestos. As well as covering the...
Family, including three year old girl, exposed to dangerous asbestos
Tenants of a house in Lincolnshire, including a three year old girl, were exposed to dangerous levels of deadly asbestos dust, a court was told. A judge at Lincoln Crown Court fined Blankney Estates Ltd, the company which rented the property in Scopwick, after it pleaded guilty to health...